Final Chapter (Part 1)

"Chang Mei's aura is so faint, but my wolf clan is best at tracking our own kind. Xingjun, please follow me closely."

"Okay, I'm counting on you."

"You're welcome, Star Lord. I'm starting now."

The tip of Yan Ye's nose twitched violently in the wind, and the scent belonging to Chang Mei was extremely thin.

He keenly caught the lingering fragrance soaked in blood - it was the unique laurel scent of the wolf clan, but mixed with the stench of resentment and rotting corpses.

He followed the scent, passed through the broken walls, and stroked the blood-stained flags with his fingertips. The scent was suddenly cut off in front of the City God Temple, and the low-quality sandalwood in the incense burner almost completely swallowed up the remaining fragrance.

Yan Ye squatted down and used his sharp claws to scratch the soil under the floor tiles. Among the fragments of copper coins and talisman ashes, he found Chang Mei's wolf hair brush, which was pressed down by a faded amulet.

A torrential downpour fell, and he felt for a torn piece of clothing at the bottom of the moat. The scent of laurel mixed with the stench of waterweed penetrated his nostrils, then dissipated completely in the whirlpool downstream.

Yan Ye sank to the bottom of the turbid water, his wolf eyes glowing faintly in the darkness, and he finally saw a silver-white wolf hair on the paper money floating on the water - that was the unique long hair on the tip of Chang Mei's left ear, which was now slowly drifting away with a floating corpse.

He chased the floating corpses through the plague-infested slums, the stench almost suffocating him.

The aura gathered again in front of a burned-down medicine shop, but Yan Ye suddenly stopped.

In the solidified black blood on the threshold, in addition to Chang Mei's breath, there was another stronger demonic smell - that was the unique stench of a dog demon. The claw marks were deeply embedded in the charred wood, and the edges were stained with a few burnt silver-white wolf hairs.

The long street where the pharmacy was located was filled with an unusually large number of zombies, blocking the bloody street.

However, Yan Ye smelled the scent of mortals.

They all seemed to be gathered in a Taoist temple in the middle of the street.

There are at least a hundred living dead wandering in front of the Taoist temple, and the aura of demons and evil spirits is the strongest.

"Xingjun, Changmei's aura has stopped, but I have a new discovery. There is a Taoist temple in the middle of this street with many living mortals. However, the aura of demons and evil spirits in the temple is also the strongest. I suspect there is something wrong with the temple. Do you need to go and take a look first?"

Tianshu Xingjun stopped him and said, "Don't get close. This Taoist temple is called Wangsheng Temple. There is such a temple in the center of the most prosperous street in every city on earth. It was officially opened to the public on New Year's Eve this year. It is said that it was founded by a man named Jile Jushi, who is actually a monster who is good at using fire magic and disguised as a human. The Taoist priests in the temple are almost all monsters in disguise. Even some of the believers who come in and out are also monsters in disguise. There is only a portrait of a young boy enshrined in the Wangsheng Temple. The believers respectfully call him the God. The reason why we We haven't wiped them out en masse because, under the guise of exorcising demons, ensuring safety, relieving suffering, and protecting believers, they've attracted many mortals to seek refuge within the Taoist temple. So far, no mortal has been attacked by those disguised demons within the temple. On the contrary, they not only protect these mortals but also provide them with a daily meal to barely sustain themselves. Furthermore, many demons from the demon realm have spontaneously come to the human world to fight the demons, and some benevolent demons have also been deceived by the temple. Therefore, we dare not take any rash action against the temple.

Yuanli said, "I know about the Wangshengguan (contemplation of rebirth), but... is the Falun Sect, the cult that fanatically follows Xie Yuan, also making a comeback?"

Tianshu asked doubtfully, "Yes, how could A'li know about the 30,000-year-old concept of rebirth and the Dharma Wheel teaching? You..."

"It's a long story. Tianshu, based on the Heaven Realm's recent observations of the Rebirth Temple, has Xie Yuan's presence appeared there?"

"No, even those former great demons who followed Xie Yuan have never appeared in Wangsheng Temple."

"Okay, gather your breath and go in."

Yuanli cast a spell to temporarily seal Yan Ye's breath, and then they entered the Wangsheng Temple together.

Here, the huge temple of rebirth is like a paradise in a dream compared to the outside world, clean, spacious and comfortable.

Although the mortals who took refuge were crowded together, sitting or lying on the ground, judging from those who were sleeping, they were sleeping soundly and peacefully.

Come to think of it, I haven't suffered any hardship here.

Fortunately, the portrait of the deity is enshrined in the center of the main hall of the main house. The incense is burning brightly, and the fruits offered are fresh and plentiful.

Yuanli took out a small bronze mirror with a picture of mandarin ducks playing in the water made of stingray scales, which was given to her by Cha Suxun to record her family's portrait.

She tapped the bronze mirror twice with her fingers, and her reflection in the mirror disappeared, replaced by the portrait of Xingyi's family that had been recorded.

Compare with it.

So similar...

Yan Ye also made a new discovery. He moved closer to the portrait and sniffed it, then signaled to Yuanli with his eyes.

Yuanli understood what he meant and immediately cast a spell to put the portrait into her magic silver bell, and teleported Tianshu and Yanye to a deserted place thousands of miles away.

Yan Ye said: "Fortunately, the Star Lord understood my hint. Chang Mei's aura is in this portrait."

Yuanli took out the portrait and examined the scroll carefully. The painting was sealed by a monster.

She handed it to Tianshu and said, "It will be safer for you to keep it. When we return to the Heavenly Prison, we can lift the ban and see if the one sealed inside is Chang Mei."

"Okay, time is urgent, I'll go now, A-Li, do you want to go back to heaven with me?"

"No, I still have things to do. If we want to reunite, we should still pass on the message by praying and making wishes before each other's statues."

"Okay, I'll be back soon."

After Tianshu left, Yuanli took Yan Ye back to the demon world.

The demon world is still peaceful and stable at this moment. Although martial law has been imposed, the lives of the people have not been affected at all.

This is completely different from what Yuanli had worried about.

The demonic realm is protected by several advanced barriers, and demonic troops patrol the sky every hundred meters.

However, when she found Heqi, Heqi was lying weakly on the bed. An anxious and worried Si Xi was standing by his side, and he looked very haggard.

Seeing her coming, Si Xi quietly and quickly walked to her side and said in a low and anxious voice: "Godmother, please take a look at my uncle. He suddenly fainted the night before yesterday and has been in a coma until now. We can't wake him up no matter what we do. Even the chief doctor is helpless."

Yuanli hurried to the bed to check on Heqi. He had no internal or external injuries and was in good health, as if he was just sleeping soundly as usual.

She also probes without asking questions.

She was so anxious that the first thing she thought of was to ask Heng Jin for help. Maybe he could ask the King of Medicine to treat He Qi.

She cast a spell to try to wake Heqi, but to no avail.

"You continue to guard Heqi here. Do not let any demons other than those who are currently in the know know about Heqi's current situation. You must also strictly prevent them from leaking the news, otherwise the demon world will be in chaos. When I come back, take good care of him."

Si Xi knew that this meant Yuanli had no other options and needed to ask for help. She was really afraid that He Qi would never wake up again. She was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes.

"I know, mother, I will."

Yuanli immediately rushed back to the heaven to find Hengjin. At this moment, he was fighting with the fallen god Yangti from Chishuixianshan.

His battle robe and armor were covered in blood. Yang Ti was not in much better condition either. One of her arms was cut off by Heng Jin. She was seriously injured and was at the end of her strength.

Ti Yang and Heng Jin noticed Yuan Li's arrival almost at the same time. Ti Yang activated the teleportation array that Xie Yuan had used that day, and teleported behind Yuan Li first. She grabbed her neck with her claws filled with miasma and resentment.

"Let me go immediately! Otherwise, I will be rude to her!"

"court death!"

Yuanli was not at all panicked, and said calmly, "You've taken the wrong person hostage."

As she spoke, Yuanli summoned the Tianfan Lantern, which transformed into the Tianfan Wheel. She used her divine power to wrap the wheel around her, causing it to fly behind her. The sharp edge of the wheel quickly scratched across Ti Yang's neck, and before Ti Yang could react, her head was cut off by the wheel.

"You're looking for death. I mean, you shouldn't have tried to hold me hostage. Unfortunately, you misunderstood what I meant and were careless."

Ti Yang's body also fell down.

The Tianfan Wheel returned to her hand and turned back into the form of a lantern. Yuanli took the opportunity to follow Ti Yang's body down and temporarily detained her soul in the lantern.

Under the shocked and admiring gazes of Heng Jin and Xiang Yao, she calmly put away the Tianfan Lantern, and then explained the situation to Heng Jin through telepathic communication.

Heng Jin sent her a telepathic message, "Don't worry. I've explored the barrier of the Demon Realm. He Qi's coma is probably a backlash from the forbidden magic he used to set up the barrier. If we want to wake him up, we can only find the records of the forbidden magic he used and see how to wake him up. The records of the forbidden magic are hidden in the Demon Realm's secret vault number one."

Yuanli sent a telepathic message to Hengjin, "How do you know so clearly?"

Heng Jin transmitted a telepathic message to her, "Because when you were the Demon Lord Li Wan, we were a loving couple."

Ignoring the hint of affection in his eyes as he said this, Yuanli pretended not to hear it as usual and said to him through telepathy: "I don't know where the No. 1 secret vault in the Demon Realm is."

Heng Jin sent her a telepathic message, "That's troublesome. Only the Demon Lords and Demon Queens of past generations know the location and access methods of the Demon Realm's No. 1 Secret Vault. You and I haven't had a formal Demon Realm wedding. Strictly speaking, my identity is not recognized by the Demon Realm in its history, and I'm not qualified to know about or enter the Secret Vault. Right now, I'm afraid I can only ask you to take a risk and fuse all the jade hairpins to gain your memories."

Yuanli telepathically transmitted to Hengjin, "As long as Heqi can wake up, I will do anything you ask me to do!"

"Let's go to my bedroom. It's safer because of the barrier."

Heng Jin took her on Xiang Yao's original body and rushed back to the mansion.

Ben subconsciously wanted to get closer to her, but when he thought about how he was covered in blood and reeked of blood, he silently stood further away.

Yuanli naturally noticed his behavior and thoughts.

In fact, ever since she saw him covered in blood, she had wanted to ask him if he was injured and whether the blood was his.

Having held it in until now, she was even more concerned and distracted. She was afraid that if she didn't get an answer, she would continue to worry about it, causing her to lose focus frequently.

This uneasy heart made her upset.

After entering his bedroom, Heng Jin quickly changed into clean clothes and cast a spell to dispel the smell of blood on his body.

If it wasn't an emergency, he would have taken a quick shower first.

After he changed his clothes, it was even harder to tell whether he was injured or not.

To reassure herself, she finally asked, "Are you hurt? Is any of that blood yours?"

"I thought Ari didn't care about me."

Heng Jin approached her and wanted to tidy up her hair, but she took a big step back.

"How can you fight in battle without getting hurt? The blood on your armor is naturally mine. Don't worry, I can heal it with my own magic."

The door to the bedroom was shut tightly by Heng Jin's divine power. The moment the light dimmed, his expression suddenly changed, revealing a hint of dissatisfaction and resentment.

"After leaving the Divine Consciousness Realm and spending three days alone with him in the Wuxiang Palace, you've become even more ruthless towards me? I just wanted to help you with your hair, and you wanted to back away from me! Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, I'm so jealous! Ah Li, tell me, this time, how can I threaten you to show me some love? I bet you don't want me to cause trouble in front of your dear fiancé, right?"

"How dare you! I don't want to talk to you about this right now. Give me the other hostas. I need to save Heqi in a hurry."

Heng Jin snorted angrily, "I know you're anxious. I'm also anxious to save He Qi, but without the Water Lotus Platform, you can't melt all the jade hairpins at once. Xiang Yao has already gone to Hanlian Tianchi to get them. No matter how anxious you are, you have to wait."

He lightly teleported behind her and tentatively reached out to touch her collarbone.

Although she took a deep breath to suppress her emotions, she did not hide anymore.

Therefore, he boldly hugged her from behind, rubbing his tall nose gently against her neck, greedily sniffing the fragrance of the sacred peach tree blossoms on her body.

"Why wouldn't I dare? I wish Cha Suxun would get angry and cancel the engagement, so that I can take over."

"Heng Jin, you'll only make me hate you if you do this."

"Ari, do you know? Your biggest mistake was that after you chose to abandon me, you weren't cruel enough to me. I am very despicable and shameful, but what about you, Ari? Aren't you also despicable?"

He leaned over and hugged Ah Li, continuing, "As the saying goes, two people can sleep in the same bed. Ultimately, we are the same. Is it that gratitude is greater than heaven, or is it that you want both? My threats to you are outrageous, but in the final analysis, aren't they tacitly permitted by you? You love me, so you can't be completely cruel and ignore me, and I love you, so I am willing to accept everything about you, even if you share some of your love with him. We have seen the lowest points of each other's character, but we still love each other. I still say that men can have three wives and four concubines, so why can't women? From the moment I fell in love with you, I knew that no demon king in history, even the empress, could have only one husband. As long as you have me in your heart, I can convince myself to accept anything."

His words left her speechless.

He pointed out the despicable and selfish side of her that she had been trying to deceive herself into escaping.

"Selfishness is just another way of saying you prioritize yourself. It's not a bad thing. On the contrary, I hope you're selfish. That way, the risk of me losing you will be lower."

He placed his lips on her ear and said gently, "But, Ah Li, you can have both, but if you want both and then try to be both willing and unwilling, it's easy to get annoying. Before you figure out how to deal with the crowded emotions between the three of us, you can just enjoy the happiness of your choice. Do you think Cha Suxun is so naive as to believe that you and I are strangers from now on and have nothing to do with each other? He is now more calculating and more forbearing than I am."

"Cha Suxun and I will get married in three days..."

Before she could finish her words, Heng Jin forcefully covered her mouth and interrupted her, saying, "No matter what you say next, I don't want to hear a single word from you. Ah Li, it's the responsibility of every family head to strive to maintain a balanced family. Family discord is often due to the lack of moral integrity of the family head."

"On the day of your wedding to Cha Suxun, I will stay home obediently and not make him angry. But when you come to see me, it's best not to act too happy. Extreme jealousy and envy can easily make me lose my mind."

"Oh, by the way, don't ever think you can get rid of me after successfully transferring your affection to someone else. Even if you don't like me anymore, don't even think you can break up with me. Even if the Demon Lord marries a concubine and doesn't like her anymore, he can't just divorce her. Even if you love me, I'll still lose you. If you don't like me... that's no big deal. Nothing is more terrifying than losing you completely. A forced melon isn't sweet, but it's filling."

"You make me feel so strange."

"Strange? I was like this when you fell in love with me, but at that time you belonged to me completely and only cared about me. There was no him in our relationship! So, you didn't think there was anything wrong! Because in your eyes, 'beauty is in the eyes of the beholder,' my behavior was all loving possessiveness, a positive response to your affection. Now things are different, you call it strange. In the Human Inn, you said you wanted me to be normal, and Heng Jin's behavior was normal. You didn't find it scary, you liked it. I asked you at the time, no matter how Heng Jin treated you, did you have any regrets? You said you didn't regret it."

Heng Jin lowered his eyes and stared into hers, saying with great seriousness, "Even if you regret provoking me now, it's too late. Ah Li, no matter what, I will haunt you until our fate is completely over."

"You scare me. What's the difference between you and a perverted harasser? I won't be threatened by you again. I will take the initiative to confess everything to Cha Suxun."

"Go! Go and confess to him!"

"It was you! You were the first to break the vows we made to each other! It was you who wanted to unilaterally sever our relationship! It was you who wanted to abandon me! It was you! You were the first to let me down! It was you, too, who wanted it all! You were so amorous and fickle! Aren't all these consequences your own fault? Who, having experienced our past love, wouldn't be driven crazy like me? When you loved me alone, you treated me like a treasure, but when you tore your heart apart and shared it with me, you discarded me like a worn-out shoe! You treated me like a pervert, a harasser! Do I really want to become the person I am now, someone I hate? Don't I want to be like Cha Suxun, who never goes crazy? But he's the one you favor the most, not me! Over the years, I've been pampered, abandoned, pampered, abandoned, and then picked up again by you, Yuanli, over and over again, tormented constantly. Who wouldn't go crazy?"

He scratched his hair anxiously and irritably. Facing Yuanli who was looking at him madly as calmly as if she were a stranger, all the grievances, resentment and pain in his heart...at this moment, it reached the peak that drove him to collapse and go crazy.

"I tried to communicate with you, tried to find a solution that would satisfy both of us, tried to make you understand how I feel, tried to make you look back at me... But! Every time! Every time I tell you, it's like a fist hitting cotton! You drive me crazy, then watch me go crazy with indifference, and your response to my emotions becomes increasingly indifferent. Now, you're still taking the moral high ground, accusing me of being a pervert and a harasser! A lunatic!"

"The reason you habitually dare to hurt me repeatedly is because you know me too well. You've grasped my weakness, because you know that bullying me or coaxing me doesn't cost anything. I love you so much that I'll naturally convince myself to forgive you and accept and integrate all your decisions. Yuanli, you have no conscience... you vicious woman... you've forgotten everything about our past and ignored me... you love me, but you ignore my pain. Ignoring me is much more terrifying than being driven crazy by a bias! "

"You'll never empathize with me again. I shouldn't try to reason with you! I should just give up on you!"

"But... I can't do it... I can't stop loving you. My resentment can't offset the love I have for you in my heart in the slightest... I've come to this point today because of my own fault, a retribution I willingly accepted..."

He was emotionally broken, his whole body was weak and shaking uncontrollably, tears of grievance burst out again, he covered his face and sobbed, pacing back and forth in front of her, trying to calm himself down.

In addition, he was influenced and controlled by Xie Yuan's evil magic, and he couldn't help but lose his temper for a moment. After being mean to her, he regretted it very much.

"How could you...how could you betray my sincerity like this? I don't understand...I don't understand, what did I do wrong?"

It took him a long time to control his emotions.

He tried to keep his tone gentle and said, "I'm sorry, A-Li. It's my fault. I was too loud and said hurtful things... Did I scare you? I'm sorry..."

Yuanli was still immersed in his words for a long time, unable to recover. She didn't even know what to say in response to him. Her awkward identity and situation...

She couldn't...make the same mistake again...

He knew that what Heng Jin wanted most was for her to do something or say something to respond to him...

But she can't.

If I really did that, it would become the same torture cycle he said, loving him and then abandoning him...

"Ari, just say some sweet words to coax me, even if it's just to lie to me, to fool me, or to fool me, it's all fine. Don't just stay silent like this... I'm really going crazy..."

"Emperor Hengjin..."

"Your polite yet distant and indifferent tone means you're going to abandon me again, right? Then I'd rather you just shut up."

He adopted the same threatening tone he had used on her, "You need to use me to teach you how to completely fuse the jade hairpin in one go and rescue Heqi, so it's best not to completely break away from me now. You know, I'm the only one who can help you. The Water Lotus Platform and the jade hairpin are both in my hands."

"You're threatening me again!"

"Yes, I'm threatening you again! As long as I can continue to be with you, I will use all my means."

Xiang Yao's voice was heard outside the door, and he had taken back the water lotus platform.

"Have you thought it over? Ah Li, are you going to compromise with me again, or are you going to completely cut off ties with me?"

Both of them knew that she was now the same as in her previous life. No matter what the situation was or what the cost was, she would always choose to save Heqi first.

"Okay, if you don't say anything, I'll take that as your tacit agreement. Xiang Yao, come in."

Heng Jin handed her the water lotus platform and all the jade hairpins, concentrated her mind and calmed her spirit, allowing her to enter her spiritual realm.

However, this time, he was worried about whether he would still be allowed into her spiritual realm. After a moment of hesitation, Heng Jin took action.

The moment he entered her consciousness, he felt the immense weight that had been weighing on his heart suddenly lifted, and he felt relieved and grateful...

He carefully and patiently taught her in detail how to fuse the lily, explained to her the possible discomfort, and repeatedly emphasized that she should have the utmost trust in his guardian and concentrate on doing what he said.

The spiritual realm was in chaos, with only countless points of light floating up and down, reflecting the figures of the two people standing opposite each other.

He emanated a gentle yet resolute aura, patiently guiding her as she slowly directed her consciousness towards the jade hairpin suspended in the center of her sea of ​​consciousness. The hairpin now transformed into a brilliant stream of emerald green light, the power contained within it like a dormant volcano, emitting a terrifying pressure.

The moment her spiritual consciousness touched the jade hairpin, a violent and pure force suddenly erupted and rushed into her sea of ​​consciousness like a flood breaking through a dam.

She only felt a loud bang in her mind, as if thousands of steel needles were piercing her soul at the same time. The severe pain instantly swept through her body, and she couldn't help but let out a suppressed groan.

This force was extremely repulsive, and it rampaged through her sea of ​​consciousness. Wherever it passed, it surged and churned, as if her sea of ​​consciousness would collapse at any moment.

Her face turned pale in an instant, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.

The power turned brutal and overbearing, and every impact seemed to tear her soul apart.

She gritted her teeth, her nails digging deep into her palms, trying to maintain the stability of her consciousness. She tried to follow the method he taught her, using her own thoughts to wrap up the violent power and guide it to slowly merge into her sea of ​​consciousness.

However, that power was unruly and repeatedly broke through the constraints of her thoughts. The backlash made her eyes go black and even tiny cracks began to appear at the edge of her sea of ​​consciousness.

She could clearly feel her mind being shaken by this force and she wanted to give up countless times, but every time her will wavered, his steady voice would echo in her mind, carrying the power to soothe her heart.

"Concentrate your mind and calm your breath. Keep your heart true to itself. Use your thoughts to connect with it, rather than suppressing it. Imagine it is a part of your body, and use your essence and blood to nourish it..."

At the same time, the halo around him became more and more solid, forming an invisible barrier that protected her and helped her resist some of the outgoing impact force. At the same time, he continued to guide that force with his own spiritual power to reduce her burden.

With his help and guidance, she endured the excruciating pain that almost tore her soul apart, and gathered her scattered thoughts again and again, just like sailing a small boat in the stormy waves, struggling to fight and adjust to the violent force.

Time passed slowly in this painful torment. Her sea of ​​consciousness was already covered with cracks, and her spiritual power was greatly consumed, but the light in her eyes became more and more determined.

Through repeated attacks and confrontations, she gradually found a trick, and the originally violent force seemed to begin to show a faint sign of taming, no longer attacking as recklessly as at the beginning.

She knew that this was just the beginning, and the truly difficult road to integration had just taken the first step.

She dared not relax even a moment, continuing to guide the power through her body. Each cycle was accompanied by heart-wrenching pain, but her eyes grew more resolute. She could feel her consciousness growing stronger, and her connection with the jade hairpin growing closer.

An unknown amount of time had passed. When the last bit of strength was completely refined by her and integrated into her dantian, she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and her body fell limply to the ground.

He supported her in time, a trace of heartache flashing in his eyes.

The spiritual domain gradually dissipated, and she slowly opened her eyes. Although her face was as pale as paper, there was an unprecedented brilliance in her eyes.

She lay in his arms, already beginning to feel dazed.

In addition to the power, the memories of her previous life as Li Wan also flooded into her mind in a flash, making her fall into a trance.

Among these memories, there is always a pure white outline and blank intervals that flash by, occupying most of her life memories.

Even though she could no longer recall their past memories, she could still feel the blank love.

Her face was as pale as a paper figurine, beads of sweat covering her forehead, and even her lips were bloodless and chapped. Her eyes were half-lidded, her long eyelashes drooping like broken butterfly wings. Her body was as limp as a pool of boneless spring water, and she couldn't even muster the strength to lift her hands. However, her fingers curled weakly in his arms, and a broken voice escaped from her throat: "Xiaoqi... Save Xiaoqi..."

She tried to prop herself up, but the little strength she had gathered dissipated as soon as it was gathered. Her chest heaved violently, and every breath caused pain in her lungs.

Her vision went dark, but the thought was like a red-hot iron, burning her heart and chest, supporting her scattered consciousness. Her eyelids felt heavy as if they were made of lead, but she still stubbornly refused to close them.

Heng Jin placed two fingers together between her brows, cast a spell to draw out 10% of her divine power, and injected it into her brows. Then, she cast another spell to retrieve the Heart Healing Pill from the cabinet and fed it to her.

While waiting for her to regain consciousness, he felt mixed emotions and every second seemed like an eternity. In the quiet bedroom, he could clearly hear his nervous heartbeat.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Every beat of his heart announced his anxious thoughts.

When she was quickly healed and repaired by the divine power transmitted to her by Heng Jin and the powerful power drawn from the lily of the valley, she opened her eyes again, cast aside all distractions, and quickly rushed to the demon world.

Exploring the demonic barrier again, she immediately roughly determined what forbidden techniques Heqi had used. Without exception, they were all barriers that relied on burning the lifespan of the person who set up the formation.

Entering the palace of the Demon Realm, she unfamiliarly followed the method she remembered and entered the Demon Realm's No. 1 secret vault where forbidden books were stored through the tunnel under the Demon King's throne.

The secret vault was so large that her footsteps had a continuous echo, occupying nearly one-sixth of the entire underground area of ​​the demon world.

The real main entrance of the secret vault is a double door that is eight meters wide, sixteen meters high and three meters thick. It is made of a whole piece of firefly stone, which is a sign of good fortune, and is inlaid with tens of millions of gems to form a totem of the demon world.

In order to open this main gate, one needs to follow the order of the Heart Sutra passed down by successive demon kings and push the scrambled gems back to their proper positions that make up the demon totem.

It's called the Heart Sutra, but it's actually a simple chant:

The abyss is filled with purple mist, and red ganoderma adorns the dangerous path.

The ashes of catastrophe open the mysterious door, and the ten thousand years will inherit the heavenly hub.

A young child chases Mo Lin, an old man mends his cloud jacket

Your heart melts like cold iron, protecting all living things year after year.

There is no rain in the devil's land, and the four regions are bathed in clear water.

Thousands of shrines are burning with stars, and the Zhao clan enjoys prosperity.

The phoenix chariot patrols the night long, not letting the old garden be overgrown

The voice of the people is wrapped around the jade pei, and we are both the concubines of peace.

Yuanli moved the gem very carefully. After all, this mechanism had no room for error.

With a "click", the door opened.

I saw a handsome man in a light blue robe standing behind the door. The moment he saw her face clearly, tears welled up in his eyes. He wanted to recognize her but didn't dare to.

In her memory, she called him Shushu.

Shushu is an extremely special monster. His power comes from books. The richer the fragrance of books, the stronger his power will be.

His greatest characteristics are:

He could complete the missing original text in a damaged tome; even if it was just a single page, he could recreate a complete volume for you. No matter how complex or ancient a tome was, he could unravel it if given time. Furthermore, the knowledge accumulated in his mind would never fade, like a living, fluent tome.

Li Wan was attracted by this ability of his, so she took great pains to lure him here. He would constantly help her repair the forbidden manual, but because it was a forbidden manual, his freedom was wiped out by her.

Although she explained the pros and cons clearly at the beginning, Shushu volunteered to be locked up in this secret library for the rest of his life to replenish books for her, and he was never allowed to step out of the secret library and would be loyal to her forever.

But, in A'li's heart, she always felt guilty towards him.

The original form of Shushu is a book without words.

Until her death, Li Wan was unable to find any books or records about monsters like Shushu.

"Shushu, I need you to tell me what forbidden tomes has Lord Heqi looked at recently?"

Shushu is the name given to him by Demon Lord Liwan.

This is also a secret known only to him and her, just like a secret code that only they know.

Even if you have a lot of questions, there is no need to say more.

"Come with me."

Shushu took her into the secret library, quickly found a few classics, opened them to the specific pages, put bookmarks in them, and then stacked them formally and handed them to her.

Yuanli carefully read the method of breaking the formation, then hurried back to Heqi and woke him up according to the forbidden method. Fortunately, she had integrated the magic power in the jade hairpin, otherwise, she would not be able to use the forbidden method of the demon world.

The moment Heqi woke up, Sixi burst into tears and huddled behind the curtain in the corner. She was obviously worried to death, and she stretched her neck to peek at him, but only dared to show one eye.

He Qi naturally discovered her, but still pretended to know nothing.

It was obvious what happened between Heqi and Sixi.

"Sister, I..."

At this moment, Heqi was hesitating like a child who had done something wrong and was afraid and waiting to be scolded by his elders.

"well done."

Yuanli smiled and touched his head, praising him.

He Qi breathed a sigh of relief after receiving his sister's approval, his eyes sparkling. "Really? I thought you would blame me."

"Why should I blame you? I taught you from a young age that a ruler, under the tutelage of millions of people, should treat them like his own children. Protecting the throne to ensure the safety of the people, defending the country's gates and sacrificing oneself for the nation's sake is the law of nature. When a Demon Lord descends upon the realm, he must share the joys and sorrows of the demon world. Even if he sacrifices his life, he must defend his land and protect his people, thus fulfilling his duty as ruler. You simply followed the path I taught you to be a ruler. You, the Demon Lord, have done a better job than I did when I was alive, and I am incredibly proud of you."

Heqi's eyes were warm and moist. Before his tears filled up, he cast a spell to teleport Si Xi, who was hiding behind the curtain, out of the bedroom. At this moment, he and his sister were the only ones left in the room.

He threw himself into his sister's arms, feeling her warm embrace. Only today did he truly feel that his sister had really returned.

In those countless lonely leisure hours, he convinced himself that his sister would never be able to remember the past and all the memories of her, and convinced himself that even without those memories, perhaps his sister would still love him as much as she did back then.

But now, my sister actually said what she taught him back then...

"Has Sister recovered her memories of her past life? But...but didn't our memories fade away? You actually remember...Sister has recovered her memories. Then, am I still the one she loves most in her heart?"

"The memories have indeed faded, but there are still many memories of you, me, and Cha Suxun together. Even though you are just a blank shadow in those memories, I will never forget the love I have for you. Memories fade, but love never does. No matter what, you will always be number one in my heart."

She gently stroked his back. "If you encounter such a dangerous situation again, tell me before you implement your plan, okay? Now that I'm back, Xiaoqi will have a backup. You won't be alone anymore. I'll protect you."

"No matter what, my sister will always be number one in my heart. Yeah, my sister is back, and I'm no longer an orphan without help..."

His voice was choked with tears, but there was also a smile that was lost and regained.

Hearing the word "orphan" made Yuanli so sad that her breathing stopped, she couldn't breathe, and it was painful.

"Sister, can you hug me more? Give me back the warmth you've been missing all these years. In the past, when I missed you, I could only hug the cold tablet, missing the feeling of being held by you. The tablet is so small that it hurts my ribs. It doesn't feel like my sister at all. It's fragrant, soft, and warm, just like my mother."

Yuanli immediately imagined the scene in her mind and could no longer hold back her tears, choking with sobs.

He Qi also burst into tears along with her.

It was unknown how long it took for the two of them to calm down.

"Xiaoqi, my sister is planning to marry Cha Suxun in three days. I want you to carry me on your back when we get married."

However, He Qi, who had always hoped that she would marry Cha Suxun, did not seem overjoyed when he heard this. Instead, he looked a little worried.

"What's wrong? Xiaoqi, aren't you most looking forward to me marrying him? You don't seem to be very happy for me."

"I'm most looking forward to my sister marrying Cha Suxun, but I want my sister to be happy and to marry the husband she loves most. I know how much you love Emperor Hengjin. Perhaps you are a little different in this life than in your previous one, but you are clearly more free and easy in this life. You have become a celestial being and are no longer bound by the responsibilities of the Demon Lord. You should be freer and can do whatever you want."

"I understand what you mean, Xiaoqi. Don't overthink it. I chose to marry Cha Suxun because it's what I want."

"Okay. So where is my sister going to get married?"

"Xiao Qi, do you remember the mission my sister accompanied the Emperor on his mortal journey? When the Emperor gave me the mission, he promised me a generous reward and a special honor. I intend to use the reward to ask to be stripped of my divine position, have my divine bones taken away, and return to my former identity."

"Sister, you don't want to be a god. Is it because you were wronged in heaven? Did they bully you?"

"No, no, I've made some very good friends in Heaven. They treat me very well and take good care of me. My celestial messengers are also very kind people. However, since returning from my tribulation, the Heavenly Emperor has been very reluctant to summon me. He must be very worried lately, and I don't want to offend him. I'm still looking for an opportunity to talk to him. Xiaoqi, please help me analyze this."

Since his sister didn't tell him the reason, he didn't ask. He just wanted to know that the reason was not because his sister was bullied in heaven.

"This isn't difficult. Don't worry about getting into trouble. The bad luck is on him, not you. Just go ahead and follow the rules. If he goes back on his word, have your brother-in-law do what he did back then and go to the Thirty-Three Heavens to confront the Heavenly Monarch and demand that the Heavens return you. The entire Demon Realm has your backing. Xie Yuan's misfortune was originally directed at him, so naturally the Heavens are the target. No king would go back on his word at this time and risk adding another hostile realm to the equation."

"Okay, I'll go find Tianjun when I get back."

"Alright. Since you're no longer a god, why don't you be my princess of the demon world? In this life, I'll be your brother, and I'll be the one standing at the forefront of everything, protecting you from the wind and rain, just like you protected me from the wind and rain."

"Okay, be my brother and protect me."

"I remember when we were little, we missed our father and mother so much that we cried in the ancestral hall. After we finished crying, I pretended to be an adult and patted your back to comfort you, saying, 'When I grow up, I will be your big brother and protect you.' You said I was a fool, how could a little brother become a big brother? But before I understood what you said, I kept imagining and imitating how I would protect my sister when I grew up and became her big brother. I never thought that I would actually have the chance to be her big brother. Every time I see the difficulties my sister faces as a demon king, I wish so much that I could be her big brother. If I were her, I would be the one to bear all the hardships, not you. I still believe that now. By the way, will my sister marry out of our family?"

"meeting."

"Then I'll start preparing for you, sister, and I'll make sure you have the most grand and magnificent wedding ceremony. Time is short and the task is heavy. As a member of your family, I'll go and discuss the wedding ceremony with my brother-in-law."

Heqi got up immediately, dressed properly, and excitedly couldn't wait to start preparing.

After bidding farewell to Heqi, Yuanli returned to the human world. It was just nightfall.

A day in heaven is a year on earth. Half a month has passed since she last left.

Those fanatical followers of Xie Yuan became more and more brutal, killing people in the human world, and nearly half of the mortals died abnormally as a result.

Yuanli summoned the Tianfan Lantern and began to liberate the earthbound spirits. As the Tianfan Lantern's light slowly lit up, Yuanli discovered that the area it illuminated had expanded by more than ten times.

As she recited the sutra for salvation, the miniature on the wall of the Tianfan lantern changed and moved rapidly, which meant that she could save more bound souls.

She quickened her pace, trying to rescue as many earthbound spirits who had died in vain in this evil disaster as she could before dawn.

Perhaps it was because she possessed the power of her previous life, but the earthbound spirits she liberated were no longer limited to mortals, and the physical pain and discomfort caused by the effects of her sins were also much less.

However, she cannot liberate the souls of the earthbound who are punished for committing suicide and are forced to repeat the painful experience of suicide over and over again in the human world.

She is unable to liberate the earthbound spirits who are burdened with heavy sins and punished.

The laws of nature are established, and everything has its own unchanging laws.

When the first rays of sunlight at dawn illuminated the earth, she stopped and randomly found the nearest temple of the God of Broom Star to rest in front of the statue.

She didn't dare go back to heaven. A day in heaven passed so quickly that it was hard to feel it. She was afraid that when she woke up, more than twelve hours would have passed in the human world.

In this chaotic world where people are suffering and starving, incense and candles are still burning in the altar in front of her statue. Although there is only one wild fruit in the offering plate, it is the most precious thing that people who are so hungry that they have to eat tree bark can offer.

As she closed her eyes to rest, she heard countless prayers and wishes. She felt guilty and grieved for not being able to alleviate the suffering of the world. Only halfway through her recovery, she transformed into thousands of clones to destroy the wandering living dead in various parts of the world.

Inside every living dead person, there is a soul trapped.

During this period, she met many gods who also took on different forms and came down to the mortal world to eliminate evil spirits and protect the human world.

Tianshu brought mixed news. The wolf demon Chang Mei was indeed sealed in the scroll, but her body was destroyed and only her soul remained.

The only memories left in her soul were those of her as Chang Mei, before she became a follower of Xie Yuan.

"I think there are doubts about this matter. Chang Mei is a loyal and devoted servant to the instigator of this evil and disaster. However, Xie Yuan is known for treating his followers extremely well. As long as they are recognized by him, as long as they have made contributions, and have played a role, he will fulfill their wishes, even if the wish is difficult to achieve or violates the laws of nature. How could he do such a thing as abandoning them after they have served their purpose? And the method is so cruel."

“Could it be…”

Tianshu and she communicated with their eyes. The tacit understanding they had gained from several lifetimes had enabled them to quickly and accurately understand each other's hints.

"The chances may be small, but it's not impossible."

"If that's the case, it will be even more difficult. The enemy is completely in the dark."

"Well, did the Heavenly Lord say how to deal with this? How did he explain the contents of those papers to the immortals and gods?"

"It's nothing more than an arrangement to reinforce the six realms to protect the common people and capture Xie Yuan. As for the contents of the paper, the Heavenly Sovereign stated that it was a false accusation by Xie Yuan and that this incident never happened."

"What about the Queen Mother? What was her attitude? Did she cause a scene with the Heavenly Emperor?"

"At first, when the first piece of paper appeared in the Heavenly Realm, the Queen Mother went to question the Emperor of Heaven. They argued furiously, but then, after a night, the Queen Mother suddenly stopped. She stood by the Emperor of Heaven and testified on his behalf. He stood by her at every important moment written on the paper, defying all odds and personally pursuing Xie Yuan. Ah Li, have you found any useful evidence?"

"I found it, but I wouldn't dare to take it out rashly unless it was a critical moment."

As they were discussing, Kyuubi suddenly appeared.

"Master! Please return to the heavens quickly. Emperor Heng Jin is seriously injured. The wound across his abdomen has been infected with the miasma and poison of the Evil Abyss, making it impossible to heal. Xiang Yao has come to me, and I beg you to go and rescue him."

"Walk!"

After returning to the heaven, Chuan Lian had already purified the miasma and poison from his wound in his room. However, whenever the wound showed signs of healing, the toxins would swarm in as if multiplying at a rapid rate, tearing the wound back to its original size.

He lay awake on the couch, staring at the fluttering bed curtains with empty and numb eyes, sweat all over his head, and his lips were so pale that they had no color like the moonlight.

It was not until she walked to his bed and realized her presence that he grimaced and cried out in pain.

"Ari, you came to see me..."

Yuanli asked, "Have you asked the Medicine King to come and see?"

Xiang Yao replied, "We've seen it, and we saved the Emperor's life, but we're not sure what these miasma-like poisons on his wounds are. Xie Yuan practices a blend of forbidden techniques and his own creations, and he rarely uses them. We have no idea of ​​his background, and therefore no way of knowing what these toxins are."

"Are we just going to let the wound fester like this?"

Xiang Yao replied, "This is the only way at the moment. With the purifying power of the mermaids, the wound will not spread any further if it is cleansed every hour. Even if the Emperor has taken pain-reducing pills and the Medicine King has cast a magical spell to eliminate and relieve the pain, he will still feel pain worse than death."

Heng Jin, who had been looking at her on the couch, said, "It's okay, A-Li. As long as I see you, I'm happy and the pain isn't so bad."

Yuanli still ignored him and turned to the person who cared about her and asked, "Changlian, are you okay?"

"Don't worry, Master. I can hold on."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Go back and I'll feed you all the Huayu Pills at home. There are still many pills at home that you should use. After this purification, you can go to Xiaozhu to get them for you. You can choose whatever you want, don't force yourself."

"Thank you for the reward, Master."

Heng Jin increased her voice and intensity, trying to attract her attention, and said, "Hiss...it hurts..."

Xiang Yao said, "Xingjun, please sit here for a while. If I stop the purification, the Emperor's pain will double."

Yuanli didn't say anything until the purification of Canlian was finished. She ordered him to return home immediately to take the Huayu Pill and soak in the lotus pond. She also gave him many caring instructions before letting him leave.

She, Heng Jin, and Xiang Yao were the only ones left in the room. She just stood up and prepared to pour herself a glass of water, but Xiang Yao immediately left in a hurry, making an excuse that he had something to do.

Inside the palace, Heng Jin screamed even more miserably...

Yuanli looked into Hengjin's eyes and said, "Instead of shouting like a hissing wind, the Emperor should save his energy."

"Ari, is your heart made of iron? I'm hurt like this, and you don't feel sorry for me at all. You speak so coldly."

"I have a way to make you feel less pain. Do you want to try it?"

"You really still care about me, what can I do?"

"I'll knock you out, but I'll control the strength and won't kill you." As he said that, Yuanli immediately conjured up a meteor hammer weighing a thousand pounds.

"A-Li really does love me." Heng Jin laughed awkwardly with lingering fear. Yuan Li might not hit him, but Li Wan really dared to hit him hard. He changed the subject in fear, "There's no need to tire you like this, A-Li. I want to eat your peach blossom cake."

"Making pancakes is more tiring, hammering takes less effort."

After saying that, Yuanli hit him hard on the forehead with a hammer, and he fainted immediately.

Behind him, Xiang Yao, who witnessed everything, was stunned, but did not dare to say anything.

"Don't worry, this Thousand-pound Meteor Hammer of mine is a disguised Dream Hammer. It's meant to make him have a sweet dream. The harder I hit him, the longer he'll sleep. With your Emperor's physique and divine power, this one hammer should make him sleep for two hours without feeling any pain. This first hammer strike counts as a friendship experience. If the Emperor wakes up and finds the effect good, you're welcome to come back to me again. I'll pay you."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Xingjun."

Xiang Yao bowed respectfully and thanked him, then said, "I guess the Emperor hasn't had time to tell you the situation yet. As the Emperor has instructed, I will tell you."

"explain."

"The Emperor, following the orders of the Heavenly Sovereign, traveled to the Savage Land to inspect the seal. Unexpectedly, Xie Yuan suddenly appeared with five Fallen Angels, and they joined forces to besiege the Emperor. During the fight, Xie Yuan transformed his arm into a sword, slashing Emperor Heng Jin in the abdomen. We discovered that the Emperor's wound wouldn't heal, so I immediately fled with him. However, Xie Yuan pursued us all the way to the South Heavenly Gate. In front of many immortals, gods, and heavenly soldiers and generals, he called out to the Heavenly Sovereign, demanding that within three days, the Heavenly Sovereign give him, his deceased father, a satisfactory explanation, and admit his fault to all living beings. Otherwise, he would destroy everything he cherished. The wound of Emperor Heng Jin, the Heavenly Sovereign's beloved adopted son, was his first gift to the Heavenly Sovereign."

"Okay, I understand."

After understanding the situation with Xiang Yao, Yuanli left and headed straight for the Heavenly Emperor Palace.

Many immortals and gods were conferring in the hall, undoubtedly discussing Xie Yuan's recent call. The immortal officials were asked to enter the hall to report, but Yuanli was quickly turned away.

She waited outside the palace until dusk, when the immortals and gods who had been meeting in the Heavenly Emperor's Palace finally dispersed. She then reported back, but was still turned away. The immortal official quietly told her that she wouldn't be able to see the Heavenly Emperor today.

Yuanli didn't insist on waiting any longer and went straight back home. Just as she was about to send a message to Cha Suxun to let him know she was safe, the spirit butterfly that Cha Suxun had given her arrived first.

A spirit butterfly landed on her earlobe, and Cha Suxun's gentle voice came.

"I really want to eat the peach blossom cake you made."

A'li listened to it three times and it was indeed just this sentence.

She used the Psylocke to send him a message: "Okay, I'll send it to you when it's done."

She didn't dare say too much, for fear of wasting his time and distracting him.

Yuanli went to the courtyard and personally picked the petals of the most beautiful peach blossoms from the top of the sacred tree, washed them repeatedly, and began to make peach blossom cakes.

While shaping the cakes, the scene of Heng Jin asking her for peach blossom cakes today kept reappearing in her mind.

It was obvious that this was a spell cast by Heng Jin.

But she didn't know how to solve it.

Jiuwei and Xiaozhu were called over, as they knew how to remove this small spell. However, the one who cast the spell was Hengjin, and their level was not enough to remove the spell cast by Emperor Hengjin.

Yuanli, whose divine power is weaker than Hengjin's, cannot do it either.

She was a little annoyed because the shape of the cake could not reach the perfect state she wanted, so she tried her best to make two and went out to ask the Moon Fairy for help.

However, Heng Jin suddenly appeared riding on Xiang Yao's original body of the Nine-Life Xiang Liu and blocked her way.

"Ari~"

He teleported to her side, tilted his head, and stared at the food box in her hand. "What is that, Ari? Is it for me?"

At this moment, Heng Jin looked dull and stupid, like... a mentally immature idiot?

"Ari, I want to eat the peach blossom cakes you made. When can you make them for me? My stomach hurts so much, I need you."

Kyuubi laughed when he saw it.

"Xiang Yao!"

Xiang Yao quickly stepped forward and replied, "Xingjun, I don't know why the Emperor became so idiotic the moment he woke up. He kept complaining about a stomachache and insisted on looking for you."

"What's the point of bringing him to me? Can I cure him? Take him to the Medicine King for help."

Xiang Yao was in a dilemma. "He is my master. I cannot go against his wishes."

She looked at him intently for a long time. He blinked his big innocent eyes and looked at her with a smile, completely different from usual.

"Emperor, isn't it shameful to pretend like this?"

"Ari, you're so mean. I don't understand what you're talking about. Why are you so angry?"

Because Jiuwei and Xiangyao were present, Yuanli used telepathy to transmit his message to him, "Hengjin, this clichéd trick you're using, which has been used for thousands of years, is completely useless and only makes me hate you even more. I don't have time to mess around with you. A good dog doesn't block the road, and a good bird doesn't block the way. Get out of here."

She spoke these words to him seriously in the most harsh and indifferent tone, her face remained stern, and her eyes were full of disgust when she looked at him.

Heng Jin grabbed her sleeve and asked with a hurt and aggrieved look: "Ari, I didn't..."

"No? Are you going to say you've lost your memory and forgotten something? I can figure out the flow of your lies with my toes. Regardless of whether there's really something wrong with your brain, please stay away from me. I can't cure it."

After saying that, Yuanli cast a spell to cut off the part of the robe he was pulling, called out to Nine-Tailed Fox, and left without looking back.

When they arrived at the Moonlit Immortal's residence, Taibai Xingjun happened to be inside. From a distance, they could hear the still-angry Taibai Xingjun slamming the table and angrily shouting, "If it's something groundless, why would it take tens of thousands of years to make such a fuss? Since he's denying it, why couldn't he come forward and explain it clearly to Xie Yuan earlier? He just wants an explanation. We have evidence and witnesses, and it's clear to me that this is true. If it's true, he's undoubtedly sacrificing the lives of the six realms to save his reputation!"

The Moon Fairy greeted her warmly, "A-Li is here, come and sit down."

Taibai Xingjun fell silent and stopped talking, suppressing his anger.

It was just right, Yuanli didn't have to make another special trip to Taibai Jinxing Mansion.

She had just distributed two baskets of peach blossom cakes to Taibai Jinxing and Yuexiaxianren, and had not yet opened her mouth to explain her purpose when she saw the listless Hengjin walking quickly towards her.

Anyone with a discerning eye would think that something was wrong between them, so the eyes of Yuexiaxian and Taibaijinxing shifted back and forth between them.

Yuanli didn't dare to tell Yuexiaxianren the purpose of her visit again. She felt as if it would become invisible evidence that something was going on between them.

"The peach blossom cakes have been delivered. I'll be leaving now. Bye."

"Would you like to sit for a while, Ari?"

"No, no, I'm going to the mortal world to hunt down evil spirits now."

Upon hearing this, Yuexiaxianxian and Taibaijinxing said nothing more, but just showed concern and reminded her to take care of her own safety and act with caution.

She agreed repeatedly, and took advantage of the opportunity when the Moon Fairy accused Heng Jin of running around despite being seriously injured to quickly return to the mansion with Jiuwei.

On the way, Jiuwei telepathically told Yuanli, "The dead bird's methods are truly the same over the years, becoming increasingly shameless and scoundrel. Ahri, you must be careful and vigilant. It's best to quickly prepare the peach blossom cakes for His Majesty the King of Hell and hide away, whether in the underworld, the demon world, or the human world, but definitely not in heaven."

Yuanli sent a telepathic message to Jiuwei, "His clumsy and childish tricks won't fool me, but you're right, Hengjin is the most difficult guy to deal with. I need to go out and get some peace and quiet."

Jiuwei glanced back at her solemnly, then sent a telepathic message to Yuanli, saying seriously, "Ali, I think you've underestimated the obsession and scheming of that madman Hengjin. His methods are admittedly crude and childish, but he has an adoptive father who treats him like his own son. Perhaps your identities were separate in the past, but now, you are both gods. If the Heavenly Sovereign is willing to help, can you resist the Lord of Heaven and Earth?"

Only after being reminded by Kyuubi did she remember this.

Before this, she had thought that the Emperor of Heaven could assign her the task of "cuckolding" his adopted son and "killing him prematurely because of love", thus implicitly acknowledging that the relationship between them might be average.

Yuanli sent a telepathic message to Jiuwei, expressing her gratitude: "Whether I can resist the Heavenly Lord is uncertain. However, thank you for reminding me, my precious Jiuwei."

Kyuubi sent her a telepathic message, saying, "Ari, if you want to escape, run far away. Don't make the same mistake again. In this life, you no longer need to scheme against him. There's no need to get involved with him and fall for him."

Yuanli communicated with Jiuwei through telepathy, puzzled, "Don't make the same mistake again. In this life, you no longer need to scheme against him. There's no need to get caught up in his dealings and fall for him. Jiuwei, what do you mean by this? I've merged the power of the jade hairpin and possess the memories of my past life. Hengjin also showed me the memory scroll of him and my past life in love. There was no mention of me scheming against him. My approach to him, my love for him... were all based on my schemes?"

Jiuwei was not surprised that she had recovered her memory. She knew that as long as Heng Jin was alive, this day would come. She was just extremely happy that her master was completely "back" and she was still the treasure in her heart.

"After all, you've lived for ten thousand years and have so many memories. It's normal that you can't recall them all at once. Heng Jin knew you were plotting to use him to get close to him. You confessed this to him face to face after you truly fell in love with him. I remember it clearly. Heng Jin wasn't angry at all. He told you that he knew your intentions a long time ago, but it didn't matter. He loved you, so he was willing to be used and plotted against by you, willing to be your most powerful weapon. As long as you truly loved him, the truth didn't matter. Do you have this memory?"

Yuanli followed Kyuubi's words and thought about it for a long time. She only had a vague impression and could only recall the look and eyes he gave her when he said this.

She shook her head and sent a telepathic message to Nine-Tailed Fox, asking, "So what do I want to do with him?"

Jiuwei sent her a telepathic message, saying, "Initially, you simply wanted to make Heng Jin your close friend, just like you made Tianshu Xingjun. As a war god at the pinnacle of combat power, no one in the six realms wanted to be his enemy. At that time, relations between immortals and demons were strained, and as the Demon Lord, you naturally wanted to resolve this hidden danger. This way, even if the worst came to the worst, you hoped that your friendship would prevent him from harming the people of the Demon Realm. Also, since you haven't completely secured your position as Demon Lord, there are many internal troublemakers intent on usurping the throne. As long as Heng Jin can be your backer, and with Cha Suxun, you can completely put an end to those thieves who are ready to usurp the throne."

“No wonder…”

After returning to the mansion, she ordered Xiao Zhu to keep the door closed for the next few days, and ordered all the fairies in the mansion to cooperate. Whenever Heng Jin came, if she was there, they had to pretend that she had gone to the human world and was not in the mansion.

She went back to her room and started making peach blossom cakes again, patiently shaping them. Although she was still a little dissatisfied, they were better than the previous batch. However, she still planned to try one last time.

What is given to A-Cha must be the best.

Therefore, she planned to distribute these to the immortal messengers in the mansion. The peach blossoms of the sacred tree are the most nourishing for spiritual energy. Recently, the miasma of the evil abyss has been rampant, so it is most appropriate to eat more nourishing peach blossoms to replenish spiritual energy.

Just as he brought out a dish, he heard Heng Jin calling out from outside the door, "Ali, I'm here to apologize to you. This time, I'm coming with sincerity to ask for reconciliation. Can you open the door?"

These suggestive words frightened Yuanli so much that she lost her balance and the peach blossom cake in her hand immediately slipped off the smooth glass plate and fell to the ground.

"So annoying! What a waste of food!"

After picking it up quickly while cursing, she used all the hiding methods that Cha Suxun taught her and tiptoed towards the gate of the mansion.

She remembered that there were some small cracks on the wall next to her house door, created by the freely growing roots of trees, which were just right for observing the outside.

Heng Jin was standing alone outside her house, a mountain of gifts piled high behind him. There was also a plump, barefooted animal that looked like an otter, except its ears were much larger. Around its neck was a large pink satin bow tied in a bow, and a cold jade bell dangled from its front.

According to ancient records, the barefoot beast is an auspicious fairy beast that brings good luck and fortune.

As far as the eye can see, among the gifts brought by Heng Jin, the barefoot beast is currently Yuanli's favorite gift.

Of course, there is also the thousand-year-old sacred peach tree. Even from such a distance, even she, an outsider, knows that it is not cultivated but one of the original plants.

Heng Jin kept apologizing outside, recounting his mistakes in past lives, and passionately expressing his love and pursuit of her.

Fortunately, from current observations, he has cast a barrier and there are no immortal friends passing by.

Yuanli wanted to rush out and shut his mouth, but she knew how difficult Hengjin was.

Just as she was about to give in, Xiaozhu approached and said, "Xingjun, the Wuyi Immortal Official at the side of the Heavenly Monarch came here earlier and told me to tell you to go to the Heavenly Emperor's Palace to see the Heavenly Monarch as soon as possible after you return to the Heavenly Realm from the human world. I suggest you go immediately. After all, if the Heavenly Monarch wants to know your whereabouts in the Heavenly Realm, you can't hide it."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

"Then...Emperor Hengjin?"

Outside the mansion, Heng Jin raised her voice and said, "A-Li, would you mind giving up those beautiful women in the mortal world?"

How could she have any beautiful women in the mortal world? Even if they were the ones he thought of during his tribulation, now, after so many years, there were only bones buried in the earth.

She ignored him and headed straight for the Heavenly Emperor Palace.

In the huge Heavenly Emperor Palace, there were only her and the Heavenly Lord, not even a single immortal servant.

The Heavenly Lord fulfilled the reward he promised her before the tribulation and even praised her. This praise made Yuanli feel uneasy and she had a bad premonition in her heart.

She simply spoke frankly, "Thank you, Lord Tian. Before I underwent this tribulation, you promised to grant me one wish. After my mission in the Evil Abyss is complete, I will resign my position as a deity, shed my divine bones, and return to being the ghost fire I once was."

The sharp eyes of the Heavenly Lord fell on her, and the aura of majesty without anger alone was enough to make her feel fearful and panic.

"Isn't it good to be a god?"

"Very good, but I was able to ascend to the divine position because of the grace of Emperor Heng Jin, not my own merits. My virtue is not worthy of my position, and becoming a god is not what I want."

"Your virtue doesn't match your position? So what? Your ascension to the throne of a god is your destiny. With your recent merits in liberating earthbound spirits in the mortal world, you're worthy of the position. If that's the case, you can secure this position through acquired efforts. What does your innate deficiencies and lack of virtue matter now? In my world, there's no such thing as virtue unworthy of one's position. If you weren't worthy, you wouldn't even have the opportunity. This opportunity, bestowed by heaven, should be seized firmly, rather than conspiring with outsiders to belittle yourself and lament your own actions. If, after the matter with Xie Yuan is resolved, you still insist, I will grant your wish."

"Thank you, Lord Tian."

"I have a new mission for you. You are undoubtedly aware of the current situation in the Six Realms. Heng Jin must recover quickly to fight against Xie Yuan. However, he seems to have some mental issues. Xiang Yao said that Heng Jin only listens to you now. Therefore, the task of ensuring Heng Jin cooperates with treatment and recovers quickly is now yours."

As expected, Kyuubi's words came true.

"Recently, the number of innocent earthbound spirits in the human world has increased dramatically, and it's impossible to liberate them all. I'm sorry, I can't accept this mission."

When saying this, Yuanli appeared calm on the surface, but in fact she was so nervous that her heart was about to jump out of her throat.

"It's a good thing that the Star Lord has compassion for all living beings, but foolish compassion is unacceptable. As long as the Evil Abyss is not eliminated, the earthbound spirits in the human world will never be completely eradicated. The Star Lord is concerned about liberating the earthbound spirits, so it can be seen that those living beings also need 'liberation'. The previous generation of Demon Lords died suppressing the Evil Abyss, but the Evil Abyss still escaped. It shows that the method of suppression is only a temporary solution, not a fundamental solution. If Heng Jin can defeat the Evil Abyss and kill him once and for all, the Six Realms will not have to repeat the same mistakes. What do you think, Star Lord?"

When the Heavenly Lord said this, he had already walked up to her, looking down at her from above, his head slightly raised, never lowering even a bit.

"I don't understand. Repeating the same mistakes?"

"Star Lord, have you ever heard of the story of the ancient beast Yiji? On Xian Mountain, there lived a beast, as large as a membrane, with a red beak, red eyes, and a white tail. When it appeared, fire would break out in the area. It was called Yiji. Yiji resembled a bear, and its body radiated a blazing, eternal flame. Yiji possessed immense strength, was adept at controlling fire, and possessed immense combat power. It was an ancient beast. After Yiji's death, his body transformed into a stone formation to suppress evil spirits. This was the same stone formation that the previous Demon Lord, Li Wan, had used to suppress the evil spirits. Legend has it that only Yiji's bloodline could activate the power of the demon. "I will explain the so-called repeating past mistakes more clearly. The last remaining bloodline of the Transmigrants is this generation of Demon Lord Heqi. If no one can completely defeat and eliminate the Evil Abyss, for the sake of the people of the six realms, I am afraid that Demon Lord Heqi will have to follow the example of Demon Lord Liwan and suppress it with his own body. However, the result is obvious. The Evil Abyss cannot be eliminated by the stone formation. In 30,000 years, the six realms will inevitably suffer another catastrophe, a repeat of the current disaster. This is called repeating past mistakes. Lord Broom Star, have I explained this clearly? Do you understand?"

As expected of adoptive father and son, they are both like this, good at understanding people's hearts and grasping the vital points of others to achieve their own goals.

Yuanli always felt that Tianjun's words seemed to be mainly to use Heqi to threaten her to compromise, but if so, it must mean that he already knew that she was the reincarnation of Li Wan.

Before she was sure, she didn't dare to reveal any flaws, let alone break off relations, as she had many weaknesses.

"Whether the Heqi Demon Lord or the Hengjin Emperor can quell the rebellion of the Evil Abyss, I don't know, but I know that the Heavenly Lord can definitely solve the Evil Abyss."

As soon as she finished speaking, a powerful force turned into an invisible hand and tightly grasped her neck, as if strangling her soul, suffocating her and leaving her with no power to resist.

"You are very smart, but being too smart is stupid!"

When Yuanli's consciousness began to blur, the ice crystals on the roof of the temple fell off without warning and fell heavily beside her and Tianjun.

The Tianjun loosened his grip on her neck and threw her to the ground roughly.

Although the Heavenly Emperor could not kill her who was innocent and commit murder and sin, at that moment, she really saw murderous intent in the Heavenly Emperor's eyes.

She was still afraid after all.

The unexpected fall of the ice crystal was like a rescue sent by heaven. Just as Ah Cha said, with the power in the jade hairpin, the koi-like good luck slowly returned.

She laughed with satisfaction, oblivious to the people around her.

She had to be full of confidence. If she put her memories in the position of a weak person, then she would really become a fish on the sticky board that could be slaughtered and bullied at will.

"I hope you can laugh so heartily when the demonic energy in Xingjun's body collides with his spiritual consciousness and he goes astray, about to become a Fallen God. Why? Heng Jin didn't tell you?"

The Heavenly Lord sneered sarcastically.

"You dare to covet any power. Everything in the world is ultimately an exchange of equal value. If Xingjun only wants to enjoy the benefits without bearing the cost, and obediently serve as a substitute, then everything Hengjin has given you, I will take back completely. You only possess Li Wan's power and inherit her memories, but after all, you are not her. After being a substitute for so long, you are so delusional that you delude yourself into thinking you are really Li Wan? What a joke! Li Wan would not be so weak as to be manipulated by me. Li Wan cannot defeat me, let alone an ant like you who is a substitute. I am the Lord of Heaven and Earth. Giving you a mission is an irresistible reward, not a negotiation."

"For me, a mere ant, losing is nothing. But what about you, the Heavenly Lord, who holds such a high position? Do you also care about losing?"

After catching her breath, Yuanli stood up, patted her knees, and held her head high and chest high.

"Your Majesty, you can threaten me all you want, but if I don't live well, then no one else will. Let me remind you, the treasure box in the Wuxiang Palace..."

"It's you, after all. Her face is truly effective, even better than summoning magic."

"It really works. I asked to be stripped of my divine bones and resign my position as a deity, not out of negotiation with you. This is the compensation I deserve. I'm not afraid of losing all the benefits I've gained from being used as Li Wan's substitute, so I won't be threatened by you. Instead, it's you who's being threatened and manipulated. It's you, not me, who should be worried about me becoming a Fallen Angel. I was born a will-o'-the-wisp, an outlier among outliers. Becoming a Fallen Angel has given me a kinsman. How lively! Haha... But you should be worried about having another Fallen Angel who holds your secrets and the truth, joining the ranks of the Evil Abyss to punish your crimes."

Yuanli performed all the necessary etiquette. She didn't want to be struck by lightning for disrespecting the Heavenly Sovereign. She bowed respectfully and said, "I'll govern my position accordingly. I'm in your territory, so naturally I'm under your jurisdiction. I will complete the tasks you assign me. If you have nothing else to do, Heavenly Sovereign, I'll take my leave."

The moment she came out of the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, Yuanli felt warmth all over her body, and the chillness that had just been felt by the Heavenly Emperor's majesty was swept away.

Outside the Broom Star Lord's residence, Heng Jin and the chubby barefoot beast sat at her doorstep, looking up at the sky eagerly. The moment they saw her figure, they stood up with a "squeak".

His barrier is still there.

Yuanli landed beside Hengjin and said, "I don't have much time. Tell me the lie you're going to tell quickly."

"What kind of lie is this?"

"Let me ask you this in a different way. What do you want? You've achieved your goal. The Heavenly Emperor has sent me to make sure you obey his orders and cooperate with the treatment so you can recover quickly and fight. You don't have to pretend to be an amnesiac."

"I don't want to be a mistress who can't be seen in public anymore."

"I never admitted that you were the third party."

"Okay, okay, I was the one who kept pestering you to be your hidden mistress, but A-Li refused to accept me."

Heng Jin's eyes, which had been pretending to be foolish and aggrieved, suddenly became clear.

"But I'm not wrong. I don't plan to be your mistress anymore."

"What are you doing crazy again?"

"I thought about it. I adore you, and you adore me. We love each other, so why should I be the one to retreat behind the scenes and only be the mistress? Submission and concession will not bring me a long-term relationship with A'li. I will only be abandoned by A'li again and again. So, I have to force this melon and have a taste. A'li, we agreed to be together for the rest of our lives, and I will never let go of your hand. If you insist on choosing a husband based on gratitude, it should be me. Without me, you wouldn't even be able to survive on Penglai Island. It was because I fed you that you had the chance to meet Cha Suxun. In terms of order of priority, you should repay my kindness first, and then repay his."

"Heng Jin, I approached you from the very beginning with the intention of using you. I've been very frank with you. You were the fool enough to believe I loved you. There's no such thing as choosing a husband out of gratitude. I chose Cha Suxun simply because, during those tens of thousands of years of sleeping together, we've loved each other. Isn't the Netherworld Stone the best proof? You're so gullible. Besides, weren't you the one who hid me from the beginning and didn't give me a name? Why are you pretending to be affectionate now, licking my face and asking for a name?"